The chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “seriously ill” with cancer and that a coup d’etat is already underway in Russia to remove him from power.

“We can confirm that Putin’s psychological and physical condition is very bad. He is very ill. He suffers from several diseases at the same time, one of which is cancer,” Major General Kyrylo Budanov told the British channel “Sky News”. without providing details or evidence of your disclosures.

The Ukrainian said that a change of leadership in the Kremlin was already planned and that he expected a coup supposedly to remove Putin from power.

Budanov also predicted that the war in Ukraine should end only at the end of the year.

The health of the Russian president has become one of the biggest questions in the midst of the war in Ukraine. Recently, independent Russian media Proekt said that after a long search, he is facing thyroid cancer. However, the Kremlin denied the rumors about the alleged disease.

Additionally, an intelligence report from the Pentagon and Ukraine cited by the international press had reported that Putin had terminal cancer, but intestinal. However, no speculation has been confirmed.